Genetic variations and risk of placental abruption: A genome-wide association study and meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies.
Publication Title
Placenta
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
6-1-2018
Keywords
Genome-wide association study; Placental abruption; meta-analysis
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: Accumulating epidemiological evidence points to strong genetic susceptibility to placental abruption (PA). However, characterization of genes associated with PA remains incomplete. We conducted a genome-wide association study (GWAS) of PA and a meta-analysis of GWAS.
METHODS: Participants of the Placental Abruption Genetic Epidemiology (PAGE) study, a population based case-control study of PA conducted in Lima, Peru, were genotyped using the Illumina HumanCore-24 BeadChip platform. Genotypes were imputed using the 1000 genomes reference panel, and >4.9 million SNPs that passed quality control were analyzed. We performed a GWAS in PAGE participants (507 PA cases and 1090 controls) and a GWAS meta-analysis in 2512 participants (959 PA cases and 1553 controls) that included PAGE and the previously reported Peruvian Abruptio Placentae Epidemiology (PAPE) study. We fitted population stratification-adjusted logistic regression models and fixed-effects meta-analyses using inverse-variance weighting.
RESULTS: Independent loci (linkage-disequilibrium
CONCLUSIONS: We identified several genetic loci and related functions that may play a role in PA risk. Understanding genetic factors underlying pathophysiological mechanisms of PA may facilitate prevention and early diagnostic efforts.
Area of Special Interest
Women & Children
Specialty/Research Institute
Obstetrics & Gynecology
Specialty/Research Institute
Perinatology/Neonatology
